Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-19
NEWS DE YlEF; EAY.

There were eleven attempts at suicide in
Berlin Sunday.
Gov. Hill, of New York, has nominated
Gen. Daniel E. Sick les TO BE- commissioner
of emigration.
1t is announced that President Grevy. of
Franch, will summon NJ. deFfeycinct 10
form cabinet.
1t is reported that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road has determined 10 buiid elevated roads
in Philadelphia.
The Bulgarian regents will appeal TO the
patriotism of the people TO raise 25,O00,000
francs for public uses.
Miss Jane f. Hall, of Montgomery county,
Pa, aud g sister living in Philadelphia, have
brought suit 10 recover four million of dol
lars from The United States government.
The manager of John L. Sullivan has
authorized the announcement that the
champion has agreed to fight John Kilraip,
OF Baltimore, for the championship Of The
world and $1,000 side.
A yacht is being built for Mr.. S. s. D.
Thompson, at Pittsburg, TO be run by sas,
the gas to he generated from chemicals in a
machine which will occupy about eighteen
inches space in the stern ofthe boat.
Director Grisben, Ct Stetln, who was NJ
rested in Chicago and exiradied for foreign
bills of exchange, committed suicide by
hanging on board the steamer Aller before
the arrival of the vessel at Bremerhaven.
week ago rain on the Mexican Ma
tional Road ran over and killed a Mexican
near Pa'zcuaro. His friends, in revenge
plnced rock on the track and train was
derailed, irjuring the engineer and killing
the fireman.
News comes from Mazatan, Mexico, that
two Americans assassinated Emnique Mas
ssu, manager of the Hacienda Tomil The
Americans were placed under arrest and
conducted under military escort TO the city,
where they are awaiting trial.
The jury in Kate Claxtohs suit against
J. E. Kingsley & Co., prcprie!ors oil the
Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, for the
recovery OF 81 400 worth of diamonds lost
in the hotel, disagreed yesterday after be-
lug out twenty hours, and was discharged.
Sol Smith Russell the actor, tired nj last
of the ''vaeabond existence" he has hitherto
led, has hidden the stage final farewell,
aud is building himselfa fine residence at
Minneapolis, where he is going into bust
ness with William T. Adams better known
"a "Oliver Optic"
Seven thousand dollars worth of Ale
ehany county, Pc, bonds, the property OF
Mrs McWha, that have been missing since
she and her daughter, Mrs Baker, we're
murdered at Holidays Cove, W. Va, were
found yesterday under the marble top of n
washsiand in the room formerly occupied
by the old lady.
Sophia Kemp, German woman, sixty
three years old, fell or jumped from he roof
of her residence No. 22l East Forty frst
street, New York, into the yard Tuesday
night and vas killed a letter written in
German was found in her pocket, in which
she accused herself of having given false ev
idence against her son in court year ago
and thus caused him to be imprisoned.
At Hillsboro,' Texas, late Monday night
E. L. Nicholson, druggist was putting wall
paper in racks, and his brother was throw.
ing it up to him. Oae bundle be failed to
catch, and it fell back on a lamp,
breaking it. and in an instant every
thing was in blaze. The lamp was
not more than ten feet from several
barrels Of whiskey, brandy, turpentine
and kerosene oil. The fire spread with
great rapidity. The whole block. except
ing the storehouse occupied by w II. Ell.
ington & Co., was speedily consumed
A stated in the GAZETTE. the President
yesterday appointed Jared Lawrence Rath-
bone, Of San Franoi-co, to be Consul General
al Paris, vice George Walker, resigned.
This Office hasjeen more sought after than
any other under the Government, there hav
ing been, it is said, over 400 applicants.
Just how much the emouments amount to
Is matter of conjecture, as they are made
up eniireiy of fees. The office is more re-
than that of minister plenipo
tertiary. The fees have been stated to bs |
as high as $50 900 year, but it is said they
do not reach one-fourth of that sum.